WASHINGTON— Republicans in Congress never really wanted to build the wall. It wasn’t a priority like tax cuts, which are a raison d’être of Republican domestic policy. And it wasn’t their own campaign pledge to voters, like the vow to repeal and replace Obamacare that became hard to keep. President Donald Trump’s signature campaign rally cry — “Build the Wall!” — was always more of a slogan than a policy. A “metaphor,” Republicans have called it — shorthand for the more complicated trade-offs that would be required for an immigration-and-border security deal. A “MacGuffin,” as one former top GOP aide

The author is correct. With full GOP support, this would have been done in early 2017 when Republicans held both the Senate and the House. You can thank the feckless Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell for the inaction.

Republicans are the best thing to ever happen to Democrats. They are all on the same wavelength and page but sing the same songs in different keys. Dems never give in to anything but Repukes give over everything to appease them and avoid negative beatings in the press. What´s missing is courage, guts, the will to win, patriotism and love of the country and its founding principles and leadership.

Democrat politicians, and Democrats generally, support their own no matter how outrageous, e.g., "Green New Deal".

Republican politicians bend over backwards to appease the press and do not hesitate to withhold support from one another.

One would think that the Republican politicians would be the ones who honor loyalty and association but, sadly, they are the ones who dismiss, with haste and impunity, the wishes and wills of the people who elect them.

The duplicitous and wimpy Congressional Republicans, many of them under the control of the Chamber of Commerce and mesmerized by illegal cheap foreign labor that can easily by hired by the business class of Republican donors who fund their political campaigns have really never done anything to effectively reduce or stop mass uncontrolled illegal immigration into the USA.

Those Republicans have been very shortsighted indeed, as if the leftist and liberal Democrats ever succeed in legalizing the 22 million mostly socialist oriented poor and uneducated illegal alien population now thought to be sojourning in the USA under a Democrat crafted “comprehensive immigration reform” amnesty and grant them US voting rights under a Democrat crafted “path to citizenship” initiative, after which there is no doubt that most of those Republicans and the Republican Party will be headed into political oblivion as far as ever being able to again become the majority in the Congress or again elect a Republican President.

At least it’ll be easier to find a seat on the subway. More than a third of all city residents say they can’t afford to live anywhere in the state — much less the Big Apple — and believe economic hardship will send them packing in five years or less, according to a dismal new poll. That’s 41 percent of city dwellers who say they can’t cope with New York’s high cost of living, according to a Quinnipiac poll published Wednesday. Separately, 41 percent fear they’ll be “forced” to pull up stakes and seek greener pastures where the economic climate

Democrats may regret their years of hyperventilation over allegations of foreign “collusion” to influence a presidential election. In what amounts to slow-motion political jujitsu, the very nefarious acts attributed to the Trump campaign may end up being applied to the Obama administration and Hillary campaign. A formal criminal investigation already is being launched overseas, making an American counterpart investigation awkward to suppress. Anyone who has paid attention to the genesis of the Mueller investigation understands that it was opposition research paid for by the Democratic Party and Hillary presidential campaign and corrupt senior officials at the FBI that sparked the

A rare super worm moon rose across the world Wednesday night as the planet welcomed spring. The third and final supermoon of 2019 was visible after Tuesday´s full moon brought stunning sights from behind the Statue of Freedom atop the US Capitol in Washington DC, One World Trade Center in New York City and even the US-Mexican border in Anapra, New Mexico.But it reached its full visual potential just before spring equinox. (Photos) The first full moon this month coincided with the start of the new season for the first time since 1905. The ´worm moon´ gets its name from

Former interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile was full of posthumous praise for the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Wednesday’s edition of Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier. The context was President Trump’s renewed criticism of McCain after a newly-released deposition showed how deeply McCain was involved in the fraudulent “Russia dossier” that has been used to attack the administration and divide the nation. Brazile, who Fox News recently hired as a contributor, began by criticizing the president for speaking ill of the dead. She then continued: “John McCain leaves a legacy. He leaves a legacy of

Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls have so far proposed or signaled willingness to discuss at least four major policy ideas that would require the U.S. Constitution to be amended. Lowering the voting age to 16. Introducing term limits for Supreme Court justices -Dissolving the Electoral College and adopting a National Popular Vote- Reintroducing the Equal Rights Amendment -As more and more Democrats enter the rapidly expanding field, each vying for the chance to challenge President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, it is becoming apparent that most of them are looking for ways to change the status quo — even if that means changing

Karl Marx was right: When you run the schools and the organs of propaganda you can do anything. These days people can lynch you with the word "privilege." For our Democratic line of Rockettes, "Left Privilege" is a magic box of power. If you´re Beto you can eat a plateful of “magic dirt,” and then pull in six million bucks in the first 24 hours of your campaign. Best of all, you get to keep any money that´s left after your "presidential campaign" has become a burning wreck. It´s better than bank robbery.Just think about the raw political power of

Andrew Gillum announced a plan Wednesday to register and turn-out 1 million new and low-propensity Florida voters in an effort to crush President Donald Trump’s reelection chances in the nation’s largest swing state. “Voter registration is red flag No. 1,” the former Tallahassee mayor told POLITICO, calling increased voter registration crucial to the Democratic Party’s ability to survive and thrive in Florida.“We’re looking at a target of 1 million,” he said. “We’ve got over 3 million people eligible to vote, and that’s to say nothing of the 1.4 million returning citizens” — former felons in line to have their voting rights

Barron Trump, the youngest of President Trump´s children, turned 13 years old Wednesday. His mother, first lady Melania Trump, marked the occasion with a celebratory Twitter post: "Happy Birthday BWT." (Tweet) Barron William Trump becomes the latest in a series of teenagers to grow up in the White House, including Malia and Sasha Obama, who both entered their teenage years while their father was president, and Chelsea Clinton who turned 13 in 1993, the same year her father, Bill Clinton, became president. Jenna and Barbara Bush, the twin daughters of George W. Bush, were 19 when Bush became president in

Earlier this afternoon President Donald Trump delivered a speech in Lima, Ohio, at an Army tank plant. The overall speech held a jobs and economic focus highlighting a strong U.S. economy that continues to expand. Within the remarks President Trump mixed in a wide variety of current event topics including U.S. military success against ISIS; and the need for GM and the UAW to come to terms, then sell or re-lease the Lordstown, Ohio, auto plant. (Video) [Transcript will follow] (Photos) Interesting tweet from Bloomberg reporter: (Tweet) Looks like President Trump drawing attention to the opportunity has led to GM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren explained at a townhall meeting sponsored by CNN in Jackson, Miss., on Monday night how God picks some people to go to heaven and others to go to another place. She did this after she was asked by moderator Jake Tapper what role faith plays in her life. After saying that she was raised a Methodist and used to teach Sunday school, Warren said: “The story for me is Matthew 26, and I´m sure some of you, a lot of you know this story. You know, this is the one where the shepherd is dividing the world

Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell appears worried that more states are not considering late-term abortion laws like those passed in New York and introduced in Virginia, in an email obtained by The Daily Caller. Gosnell expresses his “doubts” in the email sent from prison that “rural conservative” Pennsylvania would consider laws legalizing abortion up until birth. The piece of communication was part of correspondence between Gosnell and film producers of the movie “Gosnell,” and its veracity was verified by the Caller. (Photo) Gosnell was convicted of first degree murder in 2013 after killing infants that survived his failed abortions, as

Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Meghan McCain responded to President Donald Trump’s ongoing criticisms of late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). McCain said, “I think if I had told my dad seven months after you’re dead, you’re going to be dominating the news and all over Twitter, he would think it was hilarious that our president was so jealous of him that he was dominating the news cycle in death as well. Do not feel bad for me and my family. We are blessed.” “We are a family of privilege,” she continued. “Feel bad for people out there who are

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has spun off various television assets — including the Fox News Channel and Fox broadcast network — to form a new company that will be known simply as Fox Corp. The spinoff completed early Tuesday is part of a multi-pronged process that will culminate with the $71.3-billion sale of the rest of Murdoch’s entertainment company to Walt Disney Co. The company announced that it had finished the process of issuing shares in the new Fox Corp. to investors of 21st Century Fox.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on all advertisers to drop Fox News until the network fires hosts Jeanine Pirro and Tucker Carlson due to comments by both hosts that the civil rights group called “Islamophobic.” “Fox News must clearly state that Jeanine Pirro will not be allowed back on the air after her long history of Islamophobic hate rhetoric and the network must also take similar action against other Islamophobic hosts like Tucker Carlson,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement. “All existing advertisers should drop their ads on Fox News to ensure that

ATLANTA — A two-line proposed bill would require men to report "certain events" of a sexual nature to law enforcement. HB 604 would amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia so that "any male 55 years of age or older shall immediately report to the county sheriff or local law enforcement agency when such male releases sperm from his testicles."

Wednesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Meghan McCain responded to President Donald Trump’s ongoing criticisms of late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). McCain said, “I think if I had told my dad seven months after you’re dead, you’re going to be dominating the news and all over Twitter, he would think it was hilarious that our president was so jealous of him that he was dominating the news cycle in death as well. Do not feel bad for me and my family. We are blessed.” “We are a family of privilege,” she continued. “Feel bad for people out there who are

A new report on 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s marriage to real estate heiress Amy Sanders O’Rourke reveals the former Texas congressman indulged in some bizarre cuisine following his failed U.S. Senate bid in Texas. O’Rourke, who in January launched a five-state road trip across the Southwest, found himself eating dirt told to possess “regenerative powers” during one stop in New Mexico, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper said he also brought some of the dirt back home to Texas for the family to eat, as well. The strange antidote is one of several unflattering details to have

Sen. Elizabeth Warren explained at a townhall meeting sponsored by CNN in Jackson, Miss., on Monday night how God picks some people to go to heaven and others to go to another place. She did this after she was asked by moderator Jake Tapper what role faith plays in her life. After saying that she was raised a Methodist and used to teach Sunday school, Warren said: “The story for me is Matthew 26, and I´m sure some of you, a lot of you know this story. You know, this is the one where the shepherd is dividing the world

RUSH: I also got an email during the break. “Rush, Rush, what do you think of this George Conway situation?” Folks, this is so unseemly to me that I don’t quite know what to think about this. So much of this is inexplicable.[Snip] CALLER: Yeah. I think George Conway is the one who’s got problems. George Conway’s the one who’s dealing with narcissism. George Conway’s the one who’s got terrible, you know, uhhh, Small-Hand Syndrome or whatever you want to call it. George Conway —

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said she believes it is time for Mississippi to disavow its Confederate icons — namely on its state flag. "I would support removing Confederate celebrations from federal lands and putting them in museums where they belong," Warren said at a CNN townhall in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday evening. Asked if she believes the state should adopt a new flag, Warren had a short answer. "Yes," she said to an applauding crowd. Mississippi´s flag, which features a confederate battle emblem, has been a source of controversy. The flag from 1894 has been accused of

OLATHE, Kan.—Soon after Jim Hildenbrand arrived in Avignon Villa Homes, a community for older adults in a Kansas City suburb, the homeowner association disputed the placement of his satellite dish. It cited him for parking cars in his driveway overnight and placing a St. Francis statue in a flower bed. He was later written up for a dead cat in a window well—which Mr. Hildenbrand suspects was planted by a neighborhood enemy. Things went downhill from there. After he installed a decorative, shin-high wall around a plant bed on the side of his house,

A federal judge ruled that the Interior Department violated federal law by failing to take into account the climate impact of its oil and gas leasing in the West. The decision late Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in the District of Columbia marks the first time the Trump administration has been held to account for the climate impact of its energy agenda, and it could have sweeping implications for the president’s plan to boost fossil fuel production across the country. Contreras concluded that Interior’s Bureau of Land Management “did not sufficiently consider climate change” when making decisions to auction

It appears it really will be another promise made and another promise kept by an American president who continues to confound his enemies and delight his tens of millions of supporters both in the United States and around the world.Via The Washington Examiner: The Defense Department has identified $12.8 billion in possible funding that it could use to fulfill President Trump’s call for a border wall. (Snip) said he wants to use $3.6 billion for border wall projects. The Pentagon’s list said it has found possible funding sources that are “in excess of the amount needed.”